Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sydney, the added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the were Nuix Ltd (ASX:), which rose 26.07% or 0.91 points to trade at 4.40 at the close. Meanwhile, St Barbara Ltd (ASX:) added 15.48% or 0.03 points to end at 0.24 and Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:) was up 8.73% or 0.06 points to 0.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:), which fell 18.69% or 1.31 points to trade at 5.70 at the close. Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:) declined 4.74% or 0.05 points to end at 0.91 and Ampol Ltd (ASX:) was down 4.49% or 1.44 points to 30.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Sydney Stock Exchange by 567 to 565 and 452 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nuix Ltd (ASX:) rose to 3-years highs; up 26.07% or 0.91 to 4.40. Shares in Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.73% or 0.06 to 0.69. Shares in Ampol Ltd (ASX:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.49% or 1.44 to 30.65.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was up 5.99% to 12.87.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.00 to $2,542.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.57% or 0.43 to hit $75.11 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.50% or 0.40 to trade at $79.28 a barrel.
AUD/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 0.67, while AUD/JPY fell 1.17% to 97.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 101.93.
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